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greatcoat

[ greyt-koht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chiefly British.

greatcoat

/ ˈɡreɪtˌkəʊt /

First recorded in 1655–65; great + coat

The Greatcoat By Helen Dunmore A Royal Air Force coat leads a young bride into an affair with a long-dead ghost.

One cold night, Isabel finds an old Royal Air Force greatcoat in the cupboard and pulls it into bed to warm herself.

I popped my ten officers in, and went off with the Brigade-Major's greatcoat in my hurry!

I have some looted straw on the clay, and here I sit and shiver, with my greatcoat and a blanket and mud up to my eyes.

He hadn't taken nothin' from the till—hadn't even put on his greatcoat—so it was quite clear he warn't gone to 'Merriker.

Without even putting on his greatcoat, he went down the snowy path now, unlocked the box, and took out a letter.

He hustled the old shepherd out of his dripping plaid and greatcoat and spread them to the blaze.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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